New Silent Hill film to be directed by Christophe Gans

It’s been a giant day for Silent Hill followers. Konami introduced a number of new Silent Hill video games as we speak, together with a full remake of Silent Hill 2. However Konami additionally introduced Return to Silent Hill, a new movie which can be directed by Christophe Gans.

Christophe Gans directed the unique Silent Hill film again in 2006, which nonetheless stands as one of many higher online game motion pictures. Return to Silent Hill can be primarily based on the story of Silent Hill 2, with Gans saying that the movie “is a narrative of a younger man coming again to Silent Hill, the place he has identified a terrific love and what he’s going to search out is a pure nightmare.” Together with producer Victor Hadida, Gans mentioned the undertaking in a video launched throughout Konomi’s presentation, which you’ll be able to take a look at beneath.

Victor Hadida mentioned that Return to Silent Hill will modernize the franchise whereas additionally staying “very true to the online game.” We’ll see lots of the franchise’s acquainted monsters, together with Pyramid Head.

Gans has been teasing a brand new Silent Hill film for a number of years, and really revealed that he had penned the script for Return to Silent Hill earlier this summer season. “The brand new Silent Hill film is completely unbiased from the 2 earlier motion pictures made and respects the best way Silent Hill has developed,” Gans mentioned. “More often than not, these are stand-alone tales. Silent Hill is a bit like The Twilight Zone, the fourth dimension, a spot the place something and every little thing can occur. I labored on a brand new Silent Hill which is a Silent Hill of the 12 months 2023 – as a result of the movie can be launched subsequent 12 months – and never a Silent Hill as I imagined it in 2006. It’s a Silent Hill for as we speak’s audiences whereas being extremely respectful of the saga.” Silent Hill: Revelation was launched six years after the primary movie, however wasn’t acquired almost as effectively.

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